In seeking those elusive Instagram follower fame, people have gone food-trend foolish. One of the worst seen this year is shellacking your edibles with the precious ore. Gold flake-dusted dishes seem to be everywhere these days, but why stop at flakes when your entire dish could be covered in gold? From chicken wings to chocolate, […]
Platform Sneakers Are Back!
If you loved your LA Gear chunky high-top sneakers and cried the day you finally had to face parting with them, your dreams have just come true. Platform sneakers, those crazy 90’s step aerobics-inspired footwear staples, are back with a vengeance. But these aren’t your grandma’s Jazzersize sneaks, oh no. Brands like Fila, Naked Wolfe, […]
XBox Drops One on Black Friday
Microsoft is offering its latest Xbox One X console at its lowest price point ever for Black Friday. The software maker is dropping the price to $399, a hundred dollars off the normal retail for the Black Friday bargain hunters. Microsoft’s deal will be available at a variety of retailers, but the company warns it’s […]
Amazon Cozies Up to Apple
If you’re an Amazon shopping junkie with an iPhone habit, you just hit the jackpot. The online retail behemoth has made a deal with Apple to sell all its best-selling portable communication gadgets, including iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches direct from its website. Technically Amazon has offered Apple products before, but those have been […]
Chicken Soup is Good for the Soul…and Flu
Tis the cold and flu season, and when you’re feeling crummy, nothing seems to taste better than a comforting, steaming bowl of chicken soup. But is it, as old wives tales tell us, really going to cure what ails us? According to the National Institutes of Health, the idea of hot soup as a […]
Take A Nap!
Do you love to make like a cat and snooze away some of the afternoon hours? Don’t feel guilty about it! Turns out napping has a whole slew of health benefits, including: Makes you Leaner Turns out getting a few Z’s helps you lose weight by upping your metabolism and shifting chemicals that affect appetite, […]
Victoria’s Secret Suffers Backlash
In the wake of last week’s much-hyped Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, seems the high-fashion luxury lingerie line has some ‘splaining to do. The fashion powerhouse has always prided itself on using “culturally diverse” models, even including its first vitiligo model, Winnie Holder, this year. But in responding to queries about expanding their ideas of inclusivity […]
Give your Bathroom the Midas Touch
If you’re looking to bring your Bathroom up to date with the latest home improvement trends, give it the Midas touch! Manufacturers like Kallista Plumbing, Whitehaus, Kohler and Thompon Traders are all offering sinks, fixtures and faucets bedazzled with hammered finishes, bright metallics and gold! Sure we have likely all been in a house, or […]
It’s Turkey Time at Arby’s
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, Arby’s, the restaurant know for everything Roast Beef, is getting its Turkey on. In their new commercials, the food chain is promoting three different sandwiches featuring deep-fried turkey meat: The Gobbler, the Cajun and the BLT. As the commercial boasts, The Gobbler features the turkey, “with hints of pepper […]
DIY with YouTube
Seems that YouTube isn’t just for surfing for the latest releases from your favorite musical artists or posting your HI-larious home videos anymore. It’s apparently fun AND educational. A new Pew research study surveyed over 4,500 Americans and found that 51% of users, both regular and occasional, say they rely on YouTube to figure out […]